Their Voices

The Nuggets made the bold decision to fire Mike Malone with 3 games left in the season and the team holding a top 4 seed in the Western Conference. Assistant David Adelman took over. I really liked this from his first game as their head coach.

The best leaders listen more than they talk.

Wednesday night was a palate cleanser for everyone. The Nuggets jumped to a 10-3 lead and only trailed briefly early in the second quarter before cruising to an eight-point win in Sacramento.

Adelman said he made a point of encouraging the players to speak up in huddles and on the court. He wanted to hear their voices, not his.

"I think as far as communication goes, it was probably our best game of the year," Braun said. "Everybody was into it. We had players communicating to each other instead of relying on a coach to tell us everything."